sense organ & wing
gcmrA87.P/gcmrA87 transheterozygous females present a significant reduction in the numbers of eggs laid and progeny, but the corresponding males present no defects in the number of progeny, as compared to controls; most of the female's spermathecae exhibit a complete loss of secretory cells, although some remain in a few cases.
Loss of gcm in gcmrA87 mutants results in embryonic lethality accompanied by the almost complete absence of glial cells and reduction in macrophages.
The total loss of glia in gcmrA87 mutant embryos causes neuronal pathfinding defects in stage 16 embryos. The cerebral trachea grows towards the dorsomedial surface of the neuropile normally. However, upon reaching the neuropile surface, it gives off numerous thick, long branches that are never observed in wild-type embryos.
Homozygotes exhibit an abnormal and variable number of ectopic sensory organs in the region of the twin sensillum on the wing margin (TSM).
Transheterozygotes with gcm- alleles are viable.
gcmrA87/gcm[+] is a non-enhancer of indirect flight muscle cell phenotype of DysRNAi.NH2.UAS, Scer\GAL4Act.PU
gcmrA87/gcm[+] is a non-enhancer of indirect flight muscle cell phenotype of DgRNAi.UAS, Scer\GAL4Act.PU
gcm Dys double heterozygous flies (gcmrA87/Df(3R)Exel6184) do not exhibit indirect flight muscle degeneration.
One copy of gcmrA87 does not enhance the indirect flight muscle degeneration seen when DysdsRNA.NH2.Scer\UAS is expressed under the control of Scer\GAL4Act.PU.
One copy of gcmrA87 does not enhance the indirect flight muscle degeneration seen when DgdsRNA.Scer\UAS is expressed under the control of Scer\GAL4tub.PU.
gcmrA87 Dg323 double heterozygous flies do not exhibit indirect flight muscle degeneration.
Lethal excision lines have been generated by Δ2-3 mediated P-element excision, gcm26 and gcm34.